From 40 yards out, Conover put 27 pellets in the 3-inch circular target in each of his rounds in the 12 Gauge finals. He scored 20 and 26 in the 20 Gauge finals, but scored 33 in a preliminary round. Conover said he faced stiff competition in both of his victories, noting that the 12 Gauge division featured some preliminary round scores in the 30s.

“The competition at this event is so strong that I was never able to take anything for granted,” Conover said.

Sloan also won the 12 Gauge Hunter title. Mother and son Amanda and Alex Fox, teammates of Sloan’s from Statesville, N.C., won the Ladies 20 Gauge and 20 Gauge JAKES (Youth) divisions, respectively.